<p>Currently I'm a sophmore in high school and I've been thinking about transferring into a state accredited and payed for cyber charter high school <a href="http://www.21stcenturycyber.org%5B/url%5D">www.21stcenturycyber.org</a>. The program is awesome (my friend is in it) and I've seen the work he does, it's very involved, and challenging. Many high tech programs are for classes, stuff that is very expensive and only available to a very small amount of people. The state shells out thousands each year for these programs.They offer APs, extracurriculars through third parties etc.. just to stay in the school you have to maintain at least a 3.5 GPA.. it seems perfect for me since i'm an extremely independant learner and like to teach myself i learn much better when i read and have to figure out a problem on my own. the only thing i'm concerned with is the way a college ( I really love Barnard, it's my top choice) will view a student coming from a school like this.. even if my GPA is very high and i do really well on the SATs..will they discriminate or question the value of education? will it hurt my chances ( I come from a district with one of the top schools in the state) just wanna know your opinions.. thanks!</p>
<p>If you are focused on a particular college, you might ask admission officers at that college what kind of high school program is good preparation. (Note, I didn't say to ask whether you would get in if you go to high school X or high school Y.) And probably the college will say to challenge yourself and take the most advanced courses you can. You should be fine. My son is in a different distance learning high school, and I expect him to have to explain himself a bit about why he chose that, but I don't expect that to keep him out of a good college.</p>